economics / question for brits

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so when you guys think of 10 pounds, is that the same value as we think of 20 dollars, or is that what we would consider 10 dollars too?

So for instance, I'd say you can buy a decent cheap dinner for like 7 or 8 dollars. a computer game is 50$. so thats like 6 or 7 times as much.

can you brits (or any other currency, just saying brits cause we have so many) get a meal for around 4 pounds, or is it more like 8 pounds? Even though games that you buy are only 25 pounds since you're generally buying them from the US.

another way to try to gague this is what you guys would consider as wealthy, etc.

I'd say a pretty low salary here would be 30,000 a year.
30-70 a year is like middle class
and upwards 100k a year is when you're getting into upper middle class.

would the breakdown be the same in england (30,000 pounds is a minimal salary) or is a 30,000 pound salary pretty decent, like what we would think of a 60,000/yr salary



basically my understanding of currencies is jank, and i'm just wondering if you guys are actually richer than us or just when you're here do you feel that way.

[Ska Wars]

You're looking more around the £8 mark for a meal at a pub, grill etc. Video games is around £35 for PC and around £40 - £50 for the consoles (360, PS3 etc). £5/6 for cinema ticket, £1 for a bottle of pop etc

Minimum wage is around £5.25 or something I think, so the average starting wage for a non higher education person is around £12k a year (on minimum). Around £18-£25k seems to be average amongst my mates (from Uni), while most of my mates parents are around the £30k-£50k mark. Wages change depending on where you are in the country, but then so does the cost of living.

My family was pretty poor growing up though (3 kids) so we rarely broke £20k as my mother refused to work (although we later found out that was because she was fucking the neighbour). My Da has been an engineer for around 30 years now but is still around the £25-£30 mark mainly because British manufacturing is on it's arse at the moment.

The markings you gave for classes are fairly similar I'd say, apart from our working class would probably stop around £20k-£25k.

Our currency is definately stronger than you guys, but we seem to pay more for stuff so I'd say we're more or less equal for the average bloke. The pound has been dropping recently though (against the dollar it's the lowest for two years), so it may all change in the next few years.

[jow]

You're looking more around the £8 mark for a meal at a pub, grill etc. Video games is around £35 for PC and around £40 - £50 for the consoles (360, PS3 etc). £5/6 for cinema ticket, £1 for a bottle of pop etc

Minimum wage is around £5.25 or something I think, so the average starting wage for a non higher education person is around £12k a year (on minimum). Around £18-£25k seems to be average amongst my mates (from Uni), while most of my mates parents are around the £30k-£50k mark. Wages change depending on where you are in the country, but then so does the cost of living.

My family was pretty poor growing up though (3 kids) so we rarely broke £20k as my mother refused to work (although we later found out that was because she was fucking the neighbour). My Da has been an engineer for around 30 years now but is still around the £25-£30 mark mainly because British manufacturing is on it's arse at the moment.

The markings you gave for classes are fairly similar I'd say, apart from our working class would probably stop around £20k-£25k.

Our currency is definately stronger than you guys, but we seem to pay more for stuff so I'd say we're more or less equal for the average bloke. The pound has been dropping recently though (against the dollar it's the lowest for two years), so it may all change in the next few years.

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[Ska Wars]

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what's a meal at a pub like?

damn sometimes i wish the US was more like europe...we dont get to go have "meals at pubs"...we go to Moe's and Chipotle.

[Ska Wars]

Depends on the pub mate.

Usually it'll be a mix of traditional British food (Shepard's Pie, Steak and Ale Pie etc), all day breakfast, couple of burgers, maybe a curry or a few steaks, lamb, few pasta dishes etc. Generally just a cheap meal you can have for lunch or so you can keep on drinking. Nowt special really. Chain pubs tend to serve the same old microwaved crap (Weatherspoons (http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/food-and-drink/) for example) but inde pubs around Universities and Colleges can be a good place to grab a quick drink and some good food. Alot of then do deals like a pint of beer/cider and a burger for about £5.

Usually everyone does a Roast on Sunday, although from my experience they're always a bit shit. Always avoid the lasagne.

[Buglunch]

The Canadian dollar is pretty close to the $US but our meals are more expensive and you don't get mountains of grub for it like in the States. Chinese food used to be the best deal and healthiest common food but no more.
Mall food doesn't count: ain't food.